Cybersecurity has become one of the most important aspects to ensure the future of a company. 70% of cyberattacks target PYMEs, and it is estimated that approximately 60% of these businesses close within six months after suffering an attack.

Spain is one of the most cyberattacked countries, with nearly 40,000 daily threats. Notable attacks include DDoS (distributed denial of service), DoS (denial of service), ransomware attacks, and phishing.

As we have been discussing throughout the year, cyberattacks against companies continue to rise due to the use of increasingly sophisticated technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence. The problem is that once they gain access to the systems, they are also more difficult to combat.

Malware is malicious software or a program with harmful code that aims to damage or perform unauthorized actions against computer systems. The use of malware has increased by 28% compared to 2023. One of the most commonly used malware currently is ransomware. Spain is among the top 10 most cyber-attacked countries by this type of malware.

The emergence of Artificial Intelligence and its various applications for generating unique texts or images has helped cybercriminals impersonate companies and individuals to launch cyberattacks.

Identity theft is mainly used in phishing attacks, where the cybercriminal pretends to be someone the victim trusts to obtain passwords or sensitive information.

At ESED, we always talk about cybersecurity and ethical hacking to prevent cyberattacks and 'shut down' the bad intentions of cybercriminals, but sometimes we forget that cybercriminals are often IT experts/gurus/geniuses in computing and cybersecurity. In order to launch their cyberattacks, they must be familiar with the security barriers they might encounter in a system or infrastructure if they want to bypass them.

Of all the cyberattacks carried out in 2023, 70% were phishing attacks. Through manipulation and deception, cybercriminals impersonate companies or individuals to steal credentials and access keys from their victims.

Cybersecurity has become one of the most important aspects for companies to carry out their activities safely and ensure the privacy of their data and internal and confidential information.

How to know if you've been cyber-attacked? Surely, after this question, you might think, what a silly question, detecting a cyber attack is very easy and obvious. However, as cybersecurity specialists, we can tell you that this is not always the case. It all depends on your technical knowledge and the type of cyber attack.

According to the following article from seguridadred.com, in 2023, eight out of ten companies felt vulnerable to cyberattacks against the supply chain. The introduction of new technological tools for greater efficiency, such as cloud computing and the Internet of Things (IoT), has intensified cyber threats in the supply chain.

Industrial cybersecurity refers to the information security used in industrial environments such as production plants, critical infrastructures, and industrial control systems.

The main wish of cybercriminals when they launch a cyberattack is for it to achieve its goal, which is to infect a computer system with malware, so they can access the information it stores in order to demand an economic ransom for its recovery.